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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Search Patrols - In a Time of Peace.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Momma Galya do on stage, as the lights grow dim?
(a) She sings.
(b) She speaks to the crowd.
(c) She lights a match.
(d) She dances.

2. How does a child learn, according to Momma Galya?
(a) By observation.
(b) By putting the world in her mouth.
(c) By listening to adults.
(d) By reading books.

3. In “Of Weddings before the War,” what does the speaker NOT mention?
(a) A large, expensive wedding gown.
(b) Coins.
(c) A taxi ride.
(d) The arrival of soldiers to town.

4. When an army jeep pulls up into Central Square, what does the Seargeant inside tell the crowd to do?
(a) Disperse.
(b) Stop laughing.
(c) Hold still.
(d) Drop to the ground.

5. Why is Galya unable to catch up to the woman carrying Anushka?
(a) Galya has lost sight of her, and the woman is much faster than she is.
(b) Galya’s neighbors push her away with their brooms.
(c) Galya gives Anushka to the woman.
(d) Galya is injured.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are gunshots not heard in "A Time of Peace"?

2. In “Momma Galya First Protested,” Momma Galya smokes a cigarette and shouts to the soldiers to do what?

3. What does Anushka achieve in “In Bombardment, Galya”?

4. Why does Alfonso kill the soldier?

5. Galya is compared to what, as she steals bread from market stalls but also as she cannot help but touch Anushka’s baby clothes in the laundry basket.

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